The simple preparation and varied fixings of bokits perfectly reflect this cultural ... day in Guadeloupe, " said Chicot. "It's the weekend, everybody is looking for comfort food and the bokit ...

Yet unlike in mainland Europe, every bite retraces the dark history of colonization, the celebration of the abolition of slavery and postcolonial culture in Guadeloupe. Sponsor Message In the ...

Known to its one-time Carib Indian population as "karukera", or "island of beautiful waters", the butterfly-shaped French territory of Guadeloupe is a centre of Caribbean Creole culture.

Stop first at Ecomusée Créole de Guadeloupe, a museum and restaurant located on Basse-Terre that contains gardens brimming with local vegetables and herbs. Dedicated to traditional fare ...

Established by brothers Nico and Thierry Baptiste 13 years ago, Bokit’la has been flogging traditional Guadeloupean street food to hungry customers at markets across London.

Mickela kicks off Carnival celebrations in The Guadeloupe Islands with food, parades, and dancing. She marches in the opening parade of the Women Vendors of the Fruit and Vegetable Market in Basse ...

French, African and Caribbean influences infuse its music, dance, food and widely-spoken patois. Guadeloupe's economy is kept afloat by public salaries and credits from Paris. Unemployment has ...